Paedophryne swiftorum Rittmeyer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson & Austin, 2012
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Photograph of a paratype of Paedophryne swiftorum in life (BPBM 31880).
Rittmeyer EN, Allison A, Gründler MC, Thompson DK, Austin CC · CC BY 2.5 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Paedophryne swiftorum is a species of frog from Papua New Guinea discovered in 2008 and formally described in January 2012. It lives among leaf litter on the tropical rainforest floor and was named after the Swift family who had provided funds for establishing the Kamiali Biological Station where the new species was found.
Wikipedia contributors, Paedophryne swiftorum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:36:03.600929+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paedophryne swiftorum Rittmeyer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson & Austin, 2012
- Name authority
- Rittmeyer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson & Austin, 2012
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Paedophryne
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
- subfamilyAsterophryinae Günther, 1858
- genusPaedophryne Kraus, 2010
- speciesPaedophryne swiftorum Rittmeyer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson & Austin, 2012
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paedophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paedophryne titan Kraus, 2015 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paedophryne amauensis Rittmeyer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson & Austin, 2012 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paedophryne dekot Kraus, 2011 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paedophryne kathismaphlox Kraus, 2010 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paedophryne oyatabu Kraus, 2010 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paedophryne verrucosa Kraus, 2011 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1097608 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4BY2L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.